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liquefy

[lik-wuh-fahy] / ˈlɪk wəˌfaɪ /
VERB
melt
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The plan is to pipe natural gas from Alaska’s far north, liquefy it and export it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil's projects require onshore facilities to liquefy the gas so it can be transported by sea.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Foundries, which liquefy and cast metals, can release hexavalent chromium during melting, welding and grinding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

But the company uses the heat generated by the electricity itself, rather than acid, to liquefy the ore.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 30, 2024

Muscles liquefy and reorganize themselves around groups of cells called “imaginal discs,” creating brand-new body parts: wings, legs, antennae, and so on.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Cooling natural gas until it liquefies is energy intensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Who’s washing it, chopping it, remembering it exists in the crisper drawer before it liquefies?

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

It often decays and liquefies shortly after death.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024

As the gas liquefies, it shrinks, and becomes six hundred times smaller, making it much easier to transport.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2022

When solid ice liquefies, heat is absorbed from surrounding materials.

From School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer

Russia, meanwhile, has poured resources into liquefied natural gas, and Novatek emerged as its national champion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Maersk is reportedly planning a US$8.9 billion program for 42 liquefied natural gas dual field container ships, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

TotalEnergies said earnings in its liquefied natural gas business are expected to rise sharply on the prior quarter, driven by a 20% jump in average LNG prices and strong gas trading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Due to pipeline constraints, the state during the winter must import liquefied natural gas from overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Crowded beside liquefied nectarines and rock-hard kaiser rolls, the cans relax, dented and lint-covered, against the nastiest shaving kit you have ever seen in your life.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

But the gas remains underdeveloped because shuttling it to domestic markets via pipeline would be costly and logistically daunting, as would liquefying it and shipping it internationally from where it is produced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

That is because the process of liquefying, shipping and then turning LNG back in to natural gas on arrival is extremely energy intensive, compared with pumping it ashore by a pipeline, creating higher carbon emissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

As a former undertaker, Morton-Hayward knew the brain is perhaps the softest of the body’s soft tissues: It tends to decay quickly after death, liquefying and leaving only the skull behind.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 19, 2024

“Having electrolyzers and liquefying at all regional airports is just a dream,” said Pierre Farjounel, general manager of Universal in Europe.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

Nathan sang the Change song again and instead of thinking of water solidifying, he thought of it liquefying and transforming into mist.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young


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